It's been a while, but...

...we're still training for the big event that looms ever closer. There's plenty of other excitement in the air with Christmas looming even closer, and with a short bout of tonsilitis and a new motorbike, attention to blogging has lapsed.

But the training continues: I've been bulking up a bit with a three-way split hypertrophy/strength program, training chest/tris/delts, back, bis, forearms and quads, hams, calves, abs on three consecutive days, and then repeating, resting on the seventh (just like God...) Not to mention, of course, doing Karen's Sunday group fitness class (outrunning all those old women and children... hahahahaha) and freestyle wrestling on Wednesday nights.

I'm now going into some cardio-orientated work to cut back fat and improve running strength and speed. I'll be training with weight on me, building up to 50kg (since it's unlikely I'll be carrying Karen around in the gym...) and then, closer to the event, we'll work more on the finer points of technique. I'll also probably hit the pool and may even compete in the Knox Aquathon on the 1 March, nine days before the Singleton Championships on the 10th. It would probably be good preparation, but it might also be a little too close. We'll see.

I registered today on the Countryfest website for the Wife Carrying Titles, so it's all official now. We're really looking forward to the event and the trip up north.